Logic Programming Languages Session 13 Course : T Programming Language Concept Year : February 2011

ISBN Chapter 16 Logic Programming Languages

Copyright © 2009 Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved.1-4 Chapter 16 Topics Introduction A Brief Introduction to Predicate Calculus Predicate Calculus and Proving Theorems An Overview of Logic Programming The Origins of Prolog The Basic Elements of Prolog Deficiencies of Prolog Applications of Logic Programming

Copyright © 2009 Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved.1-5 Introduction Logic programming languages, sometimes called declarative programming languages Express programs in a form of symbolic logic Use a logical inferencing process to produce results Declarative rather that procedural: –Only specification of results are stated (not detailed procedures for producing them)

Copyright © 2009 Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved.1-6 Proposition A logical statement that may or may not be true –Consists of objects and relationships of objects to each other Contoh : Ibukota negara Indonesia adalah Jakarta

Copyright © 2009 Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved.1-7 Symbolic Logic Logic which can be used for the basic needs of formal logic: –Express propositions –Express relationships between propositions –Describe how new propositions can be inferred from other propositions Particular form of symbolic logic used for logic programming called predicate calculus

Copyright © 2009 Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved.1-8 Object Representation Objects in propositions are represented by simple terms: either constants or variables Constant: a symbol that represents an object Variable: a symbol that can represent different objects at different times –Different from variables in imperative languages

Copyright © 2009 Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved.1-9 Compound Terms Atomic propositions consist of compound terms Compound term: one element of a mathematical relation, written like a mathematical function –Mathematical function is a mapping –Can be written as a table

Copyright © 2009 Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved.1-10 Parts of a Compound Term Compound term composed of two parts –Functor: function symbol that names the relationship –Ordered list of parameters (tuple) Examples: student(jon) like(nick, windows) like(jim, linux)

Copyright © 2009 Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved.1-11 Forms of a Proposition Propositions can be stated in two forms: –Fact: proposition is assumed to be true –Query: truth of proposition is to be determined Compound proposition: –Have two or more atomic propositions –Propositions are connected by operators

Copyright © 2009 Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved.1-12 Logical Operators NameSymbolExampleMeaning negation   anot a conjunction  a  ba and b disjunction  a  ba or b equivalence  a  ba is equivalent to b implication  a  b a  b a implies b b implies a

Copyright © 2009 Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved.1-13 Quantifiers NameExampleMeaning universal  X.PFor all X, P is true existential  X.PThere exists a value of X such that P is true

Copyright © 2009 Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved.1-14 Clausal Form Too many ways to state the same thing Use a standard form for propositions Clausal form: –B 1  B 2  …  B n  A 1  A 2  …  A m –means if all the As are true, then at least one B is true Antecedent: right side Consequent: left side

Copyright © 2009 Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved.1-15 Predicate Calculus and Proving Theorems A use of propositions is to discover new theorems that can be inferred from known axioms and theorems Resolution: an inference principle that allows inferred propositions to be computed from given propositions

Copyright © 2009 Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved.1-16 Resolution Unification: finding values for variables in propositions that allows matching process to succeed Instantiation: assigning temporary values to variables to allow unification to succeed After instantiating a variable with a value, if matching fails, may need to backtrack and instantiate with a different value

Copyright © 2009 Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved.1-17 Proof by Contradiction Hypotheses: a set of pertinent propositions Goal: negation of theorem stated as a proposition Theorem is proved by finding an inconsistency

Copyright © 2009 Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved.1-18 Theorem Proving Basis for logic programming Declarative semantics –There is a simple way to determine the meaning of each statement –Simpler than the semantics of imperative languages

Copyright © 2009 Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved.1-19 The Origins of Prolog University of Aix-Marseille –Natural language processing University of Edinburgh –Automated theorem proving

Copyright © 2009 Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved.1-20 Terms: Variables and Structures Variable: any string of letters, digits, and underscores beginning with an uppercase letter Instantiation: binding of a variable to a value –Lasts only as long as it takes to satisfy one complete goal Structure: represents atomic proposition functor( parameter list )

Copyright © 2009 Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved.1-21 Fact Statements Used for the hypotheses Headless Horn clauses female(shelley). male(bill). father(bill, jake).

Copyright © 2009 Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved.1-22 Rule Statements Used for the hypotheses Headed Horn clause Right side: antecedent (if part) –May be single term or conjunction Left side: consequent (then part) –Must be single term Conjunction: multiple terms separated by logical AND operations (implied)

Copyright © 2009 Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved.1-23 Example Rules ancestor(mary,shelley):- mother(mary,shelley). Can use variables (universal objects) to generalize meaning: parent(X,Y):- mother(X,Y). parent(X,Y):- father(X,Y). grandparent(X,Z):- parent(X,Y), parent(Y,Z). sibling(X,Y):- mother(M,X), mother(M,Y), father(F,X), father(F,Y).

Copyright © 2009 Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved.1-24 Goal Statements For theorem proving, theorem is in form of proposition that we want system to prove or disprove – goal statement Same format as headless Horn man(fred) Conjunctive propositions and propositions with variables also legal goals father(X,mike)

Copyright © 2009 Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved.1-25 Inferencing Process of Prolog Queries are called goals If a goal is a compound proposition, each of the facts is a subgoal To prove a goal is true, must find a chain of inference rules and/or facts. For goal Q: B :- A C :- B … Q :- P Process of proving a subgoal called matching, satisfying, or resolution

Copyright © 2009 Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved.1-26 Example speed(ford,100). speed(chevy,105). speed(dodge,95). speed(volvo,80). time(ford,20). time(chevy,21). time(dodge,24). time(volvo,24). distance(X,Y) :- speed(X,Speed), time(X,Time), Y is Speed * Time.

Copyright © 2009 Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved.1-27 Trace Built-in structure that displays instantiations at each step Tracing model of execution - four events: –Call (beginning of attempt to satisfy goal) –Exit (when a goal has been satisfied) –Redo (when backtrack occurs) –Fail (when goal fails)

Copyright © 2009 Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved.1-28 Applications of Logic Programming Relational database management systems Expert systems Natural language processing

example likes(mary,food). likes(mary,wine). likes(john,wine). likes(john,mary). The following queries yield the specified answers. |?- likes(mary,food). yes. |?- likes(john,wine). yes. |?- likes(john,food). no. Copyright © 2009 Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved.1-29

Copyright © 2009 Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved.1-30 Summary Symbolic logic provides basis for logic programming Logic programs should be nonprocedural Prolog statements are facts, rules, or goals Resolution is the primary activity of a Prolog interpreter Although there are a number of drawbacks with the current state of logic programming it has been used in a number of areas